These articles from our Applications Notebook contain 200+ case studies of how RTP Company specialty compounds have been used to solve real world application problems. Discover the performance, design, and molding considerations that led to specifying a material from our wide selection of value-added thermoplastic compounds.

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Magnetic Drive Pump Housing

March Manufacturing introduced the first magnetically coupled pump in 1963. Since then, they have supplied OEM’s throughout the world with the leak-proof design that eliminates seals and their maintenance.

Fluid Handling Pumps

The chemical resistance of an RTP Company’s glass fiber/polypropylene compound provides security against corrosion for parts used in fluid handling pumps.

Antenna Pod

For over 10 years Antenna Plus, LLC has been developing low profile antennas for use in two-way communication systems.

Potentiometer Devices

Imagine! Complex engineering plastic parts no bigger than the letter on your phone dial. What a challenge to the designers, the material supplier, and the processor.

Shore Power Connector

Matt Smith, Vice President of Manufacturing for SmartPlug Systems, describes his family as “lifelong sailors,” and recalls being practically “raised onboard a boat.”

Semi Truck Wiring Harness

The undersides of long-haul semi-trailer trucks are subject to a “chemical cocktail” of ongoing abuse. 

Electrical Terminal Block

Stanwick Electrical Products and molder Pre Plastics turned to RTP Company for an RTP 200 Series nylon compound that meets the extreme demands of electrical terminal block carriers used in the utility/power generation industry. 

Foundation Vent

Vents installed in home foundations provide an exit path for radon, a naturally occurring radioactive gas that rises from the ground under a house.